Sanctuary Advisors LLC Increases Position in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 6.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 210,731 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,952 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $32,724,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of PEP. Cypress Capital Management LLC WY grew its position in PepsiCo by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Cypress Capital Management LLC WY now owns 838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its position in shares of PepsiCo by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. United Bank now owns 1,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in shares of PepsiCo by 2.5% during the first quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. boosted its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 3.6% during the first quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, Koa Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Koa Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,149,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. 73.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on PEP. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $162.00 to $152.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Monday, July 6th. UBS Group set a $159.00 price target on shares of PepsiCo in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on PepsiCo from $178.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $157.70.

PepsiCo Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $135.45 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.74. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 1 year low of $133.75 and a 1 year high of $171.48. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $144.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $151.40. The stock has a market cap of $184.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.75, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.36.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 9th. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.19 by $0.01. PepsiCo had a net margin of 10.78% and a return on equity of 54.63%. The firm had revenue of $24.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.95 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.92 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. PepsiCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.550-8.710 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PepsiCo Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were issued a dividend of $1.48 per share. This is an increase from PepsiCo’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $5.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 77.59%.

PepsiCo News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo is still finding support from broader consumer resilience, as Bank of America said households are continuing to spend on discretionary items despite inflation worries, which could help demand for snacks and drinks. BofA Sees ‘Strong’ Consumer, Bucking Fears of Price Pressures
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo’s recent earnings still showed solid underlying results, with revenue and EPS both slightly ahead of expectations, and management reiterated its longer-term FY2026 guidance. PepsiCo earnings and stock data
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer said PepsiCo can do better, but the commentary mainly reinforces that the stock has become a debate about execution rather than a clear catalyst. Jim Cramer Believes PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) Can Do Better
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo also outlined food-business plans and promoted product tie-ins like the Circle K partnership, but these developments appear incremental rather than stock-moving on their own. PepsiCo maps out food business plans
• Negative Sentiment: Recent reports say PepsiCo’s turnaround is stalling because Americans are rethinking snacking, and analysts pushed back on management’s North America growth strategy during the latest earnings call. PepsiCo’s turnaround stutters as Americans rethink snacking Where Analysts Pushed Back On PEP Stock’s Latest Earnings Call
• Negative Sentiment: Management also warned about pressures from gas prices and softer consumer spending, reinforcing concerns that shoppers may trade down or cut back on snack purchases. PepsiCo CEO warns on gas prices, consumer spending

PepsiCo Profile

PepsiCo, Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) is a multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Purchase, New York. The company develops, manufactures, markets and sells a broad portfolio of branded food and beverage products, including carbonated and noncarbonated soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, salty snacks, cereals, and other convenient foods. Its leading consumer brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker, Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos, among others.

Formed through the 1965 merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, PepsiCo has grown into a global business with integrated manufacturing, distribution and marketing operations.